The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-24
STORIES OF WOMEN.

them. JOHN nj. SCHOENEMAN.
STORIES OF WOMEN.
A Merry war-An lnfanta in AbJect Pow.
erty-The Insane Duchess.
A pretty little piece of private war
fare was carried out the other day on
the neutral ground of a court milliner's
establishment in London. Two ladies
allowed their motherly love. or rather
maternal vanity. to Outrun their pru-
dence, breeding and dignity. They
both belong to the aristOcracy. and
each was to have a young daughter
presented at the Queens drawing
room. They had also both been dila-
tory in ordering the court harness of
their debutantes, and it became
doubtful whether the harassed mOdiste
could finish the two dresses in due
time; SO each matrOn tried to Outwit
the other in gaining precedence to the
filters sanctum. 1t SO happened that
the quartet of mothers and daughters
were waiting ut the dressmaker's to-
gether. The mother whose turn it was
not attempted to smuggle her daughter
in when the other girl was summoned.
by pushing the latter away so roughly
that she almost fell. A violent alter
cation followed. each parent asserting
her claims; loud words became abusive
language, and more telling arguments
were about to be employed, the mat
rons having already removed gloves.
mantels and other impediments. such
as muffs and smelling bottles. to use
their hands better, when the principal
of the establishment succeeded-nOt
without peril to herself-in separating
the cOmbatants.
A Princess Of advanced years, not
distantly related to King Alfonso of
Spain. is living in Paris in Il state of
abjcct poverty. Her husband, who is
dead. had become cavaliere servaYte
of a very wealthy, vulgar, purse-proud
woman. whose vanity was justified by
the fact that she kept the cOnsOrt of an
Infanta in money and food. The poor
princess never consented to touch even
Indirectly these shameful aims. and
was satisfied to buy for a few pence
broken victuals Mt early dawn in the
large markets near which she lodged.
The Duke and Duchess of Cumber-
land We're living at Gmuhden in Aus
tria. beautiful country of mountains,
forests and lovely scenery. when the
serious mental affection of the Duchess
compelled her removal to Alber-Dol-
ling-a private asylum under the dircc-
ton of the famous mad-dOctOr. Lei,ler-
dorf. DR.. Braun, her own physician,
will be permitted to attend her Occa-
sionally, but he was the first to declare
that the patient required special treat
ment. The Duchess of Cumber-
land is the third daughter Of
King Christian IN. of Denmark,
and is the sister of the Princess Of
Wales and of the Empress of Russia.
Princess Thyra was born ut Copcnha-
gen the 18th of September, 1858. She
had been destined as n bride for the
Prince Imperial of France. but Il few
months after the death of the only son
of Napoleon I'LL. the young girl became
the wife of the Duke of Cumberland,
son and heir of King George v. of
Hanover, also dispossessed Prince,
but n very wealthy one. Like all the
daughters of Christian IN. she has five
children Cher brothers have Sky, two
sons and three daughters. The union,
Notwithstanding certain disparity of
age, was happy one, and the blow
just fallen is I'LL the mere heavily felt.
The poor Duchess is entirely separated
from her husband and children. the
eldest Of whom is only seven. The
Duke of Cumberland has lost not only
his Kingdom of Hanover, but the Duchy
of Brunswick. and this domestic and
utterly unexpected calamity has
crushed him.
The font used for the baptism of the
son and heir of the Duke of Braganza
called the Prince de Beira-is a
masterpiece of wrought and chased
silver, which for centuries has been
employed for the christening of POrtu-
guesc Princes. 1t was brought with
great pomp to n room adjoining the
bed chamber of Princess Amelia. and
placed on a marble table. The Cardi-
nal Patriarch Of Lisbon performed the
ceremony. and Nine. la COmtesse de
Paris held the infant. The first con.
gratulatory telegram came from the
Emperor of Germany.-M y Sun.
"A printer arrived at Macon. Ga,
one day last week. and for the short
time he worked made 81. When ne
drew his pay he found three things
necessary-to send some of the money
to his family. to pay his board. and to
replenish his wardrobe. To accom-
plish the three things he started out in
town to see what he could do toward
making himself presentablc; and at
one store he bought pair of shoes
and pair of socks for thirty-five
cents; at another store he bought a
coat vest and nants of midsummer